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neurontin

Help. I just started taking this medication neurontin 300mg twice a day and seriously all I have done is sleep and cry. I can't drive because of weekness. My arms fell like they weigh a ton and I am a bit (sometimes more)woozy.
I hate this. My mom is coming to take me to do some banking that can't be put off, and hopefully for lunch but I am embarrassed.
Does it just take time to get used to it when you're sensitive to meds or am I deluding myself that I will be able to take this?

I don't know what the normal dosing is for neurontin, but if you are sensitive to meds than your doc should have you start out very slowly. If you have a good relationship with your dr or your pharmacist they should be able to tell you how to start out slowly. Good luck...hugs jilly

Please go see or talk to your doctor and request pregabalin as a replacement for gabapentin.If you are sensitive to meds this one does the same but is gentler!It seems that 600mg is a very high starting dose,no wonder you feel like you do.Hope you get on ok .....hugs j x

Thanks all for your support. If I never go through another day like the last two it will be too soon!
The Dr said not to take it anymore. He sent out another script but honestly I will have to wait a day or two before trying it. My husband is out of town till Sat afternoon so I will wait till then to start it.
My poor kids thought I'd lost my mind. Although my daughter offered to drive me around niether her or my youngest wanted to come near me when I was sobbing! Can't say I blame them.
Oh well I hope the new one is better.
Thanks again
Amy

I'd stick with it though although begin on a lower dose, I started on 100mg twice a day and am now on 300mg twice daily. I was incredibly sleepy for a few weeks but that has passed. I did get quite depressed on it though and have had to up my Prozac. The neurontin is working so well for my pain I don't really want to stop it. Feel free to message me if you need to know anything else about it.

your doc should have started you on a lower dosage. mine started me on 100 mg then 200mg and so on. that way i didn't have such a drastic reaction like yours. please go back to your doc and have them lower it.

I just upped my dosage of Neurontin and I have trouble getting to sleep at night, but once asleep, I am having trouble getting awake and functional. Since I was having a bad Fibro flare, I wanted to increase the dose before school started.

My doc now has me on 600 mg tablets x 5 per day. I think the increase is helping with the pain, but I'm too groggy to be able to tell for certain.

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